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In his own words, Wyatt is going to explain how he became one of the most feared and accurate gunslingers… even if he was about the slowest. The most important lesson I learned from those proficient gunfighters was the winner of a gun play usually was the man who took his time. The second was that, if I hoped to live long on the frontier, I would shun flashy trick-shooting—grandstand play—as I would poison. I was a fair hand with pistol, rifle, or shotgun, but I learned more about gunfighting from Tom Speer’s cronies during the summer of '71 than...

In the past 32 years, U.S. law enforcement tactics, procedures, and policies have evolved because of these tragic incidents. Not all of us are LEO’s but their training in gunfight tactics have trickled down to private citizen training as well. The gear and training employed by officers is much different today, partly as a result of the infamous FBI Miami shootout in 86. There have been other game-changing gunfights in the last quarter century. The following segment examines each of them and how they changed LE tactics, procedures, and policies. The following are compilation of Police Mag interviews with LEO...

There are many correct ways to train with firearms for a gunfight. Many top gun school teaches best practice techniques for weapons employment and tactics. It’s not too often that out in the wild internet we come across a video that tries to convey this but, a fun way to practice with a little of stress into the course of fire. Not sure if this is the correct way to go about "TrAiN LiKe YoU fiGhT" So these guys from "Si vis pacem para fireworks" had fire crackers going off with rockets shooting at them while shooting. Maybe they got...

Please keep your replies to a minimum and include the movie or TV show or real life news. I'll start off with in no certain order; Handfights: A toss up but lean towards "Fight Club". Gunfights: "Open Range" Car chases: "Fast & Furious" franchise.

South Dakota --(AmmoLand.com)- The South Dakota Legislature has passed the South Dakota Firearms Freedom Act and that bill is enroute to the Governor’s desk. Governor Michael Rounds has indicated that he’s comfortable with the SDFFA and will sign the bill when it reaches his office. SD will make the fourth state that has enacted a clone of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act. Once the Wyoming and South Dakota governors sign their respective bills into law, they will join Montana, Tennessee and Utah with enacted laws.

The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission revoked an Eden night club's permit to sell alcohol after three people were shot leaving the club last week, according to the state Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. Authorities have charged two people in connection with the shootings, which included one fatality. Timothy Ronnel Seay, of Martinsville, was killed and two other Virginia men were injured during the shooting near the Icehouse Club and Lounge during the early morning of Oct. 7. Detectives arrested Shavon Lamont Reid, 21, of Martinsville, at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after he turned himself in at the...

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (AFP) - Lebanese soldiers and diehard Islamist militants entrenched in a refugee camp fought gunbattles on Sunday after at least 17 people were killed in an operation to storm rebel positions. As the showdown entered its fourth week, an army officer at the scene said the high casualties were suffered in clashes on Saturday that were often at close quarters and accompanied by heavy artillery fire from the military. The army, which has encircled Nahr al-Bared, tried to push into the Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon and overrun positions held by Fatah al-Islam militants, which has...